everyday

1. The upcoming US Presidential election is weighing heavily on my mind. I haven’t written much about it because I have yet to finalize my thoughts on the candidates.
2. The impending economic recession is worrisome
3. Is ethanol, or perhaps cellulosic ethanol, the way to go to secure energy independence? Does it even matter?

Jay Leno had Ron Paul as his headlining guest last night on The Tonight Show.

• Part 1
• Part 2

It seems that this was done in response to Fox News not inviting Ron Paul to their New Hampshire debates, prompting a withdrawal of the New Hampshire GOP’s support for the debate. Ron Paul has collected more money than any other Republican thus far and polled equal to or higher than at least one of the guests that Fox News had invited (Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and John McCain). Kudos to Jay Leno and NBC for having Ron Paul on their show. Hopefully the exposure on The Tonight Show will counter any negative trends in the New Hampshire primaries.

This whole issues brings to my mind a couple of questions:

1. Why do comedians seem to be the only source of actual news?
2. Why is Fox News not being called out for electioneering?

On a side note, please check out Ron Paul’s website. While my mind is not entirely made up, Ron Paul is definitely a front runner

I was searching Google for some information on Adobe Lightroom and came across this at the bottom of the results page:

In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 2 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the removal(s) at ChillingEffects.org.

Is this for real? I can’t believe it! This is surely a sign that the end is near. This is even more proof that large corporations are running the show. When I search the internet, I should not be censored by the United States government! I view this as a violation of my rights to free speech. I have been presumed guilty of doing something that corporations don’t want me to do, and am therefore being censored by the United States government. I have broken no law, I have made no trespass. It should be up to me, and me alone whether or not I will view the results of an internet query, the United States government need not intervene on behalf of any corporation.

Via: BBC News

Oil trades at $100 per barrel. I guess the good news is that our current administration fought against an increase to the CAFE standards, so at least we know they are working hard to help out.